The Wild Donkey Cafe

Years

ago,

way before

Petit Soleil

John and I

thought

to

move to

Oregon,

buy some land

with a

barn

and

turn it into

a

Bed and Breakfast

The loft

of the barn

would

be

our

home

( floor of the barn would house a large kitchen and dining tables)

and

surrounding the barn

would

be

little

barn-like cottages

...

we would

have

goats

and

chickens

and

a donkey

(and dogs and a cat)

...the goats for cheese,

the chickens for eggs

and

the donkey

because they are so darn cute

(can't live without dogs and a cat to keep all the critters at bay)

we woke up from

that

dream

(and

along

came

Petit Soleil)..

anyway,

Donkeys

are

not only so cute,

but

they

are strong,

hard working

long living

and have

quite a history

with

that

said,

I met

my

homie

Barbara

(as in SF Marathon Barbara)

for

lunch

at

THE WILD DONKEY CAFE

the delightful

restaurant

is NEW

...

c o L o r F u L

friendly

and

it has

beautiful

donkey

art

everywhere

fabulous

brick walls

and an

inviting

back patio

the

restaurant's

flavors

are

Greek

and

Mexican

...

yeah, interesting, I know!

and

the

menu

is

fun,

fresh

and

adventurous,

with

a great

beer and wine list

(and a little history of the donkey)

You know by now,

I am always on

the hunt

for the best

fish taco...

but

at

THE WILD DONKEY

no fish tacos

(sad but true)

but

the

waitress

offered us

Salmon Fajitas

with

rice, black beans

and corn tortillas!

ok, fish tacos!!

I went

with

a

Mythos

(Greek beer)

and

SO

enjoyed the "tacos"

the

house salsa

was

spicy hot

and

delish

Really yummy!

They have

summer-fresh

Greek Salad

and

gyros

souvlaki

fajitas with lamb or beef

"fish tacos"

dolmades

and

all sorts of

Mexican-Greek specialties!

After lunch in the Patio

and

back

inside,

we met the owner

and the artist

behind

all the

donkey

art

and

she

is

the collector

of

great old LPS

(which make such great decor)

I

can't wait

to

go back!

visit the website, too

The Wild Donkey

Broad Street

between

Higuera and Marsh!

Hold tight to a last bit o'summer

S.U.M.M.E.R

it came

and

it went

....

for some of you

across the

country

it was

rainy,

for some it

was

HOT.

Some peeps

felt the earth shake

and some peeps

are still

singing

"GoodNight Irene".

In

SLO

this summer

the

weather

has been mild

..the

tomatoes

are just

starting to turn

red

I

grabbed

a few

of those

tomatoes

a lemon

a couple very fresh peaches

a handful

of

basil leaves

a

ball

of wonderful

soft

mozzarella

a glug of really good olive oil

sea salt

and fresh ground black pepper

the

best

and

most delicious

salute

to

SUMMER